Officer of the Year Honors for College Graduate

Hunter Bordley, a Delaware Tech criminal justice-law enforcement option program graduate and current University of Delaware police officer, has been named ‘Officer of the Year’ by the Rotary Club of Newark. Bordley received the honor at a May 15 dinner hosted by the club.

The Rotary’s Police Honoree Program seeks nominees based upon the following criteria: “The individual selected should truly embody the motto of Service Above Self. Someone who goes above and beyond in their professional and personal life while setting themselves apart from the rest. Someone who makes our community a better place for all to live and visit.”

According to a University of Delaware article on UDaily, Bordley was nominated for the honor after receiving three departmental commendations in 2016. He was cited for his outstanding work during the apprehension of an armed burglary suspect on the Laird bridge; a traffic stop where an illegal, loaded firearm was recovered; and the apprehension of a violent, out-of-control person at the Megabus stop.

Bordley joined UD Police as a cadet in April 2015 and was hired as an officer the following September.